| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AT1R | Angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Ct | Cycle threshold |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| EE% | Entrapment efficiency percentage |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OLM | Olmesartan |
| OLM-PLGA | Olmesartan-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PS | Particle size |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAA | Surface active agent |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| ZP | Zeta potential |